AOpen MX46 Online Manual

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Overview

Hardware

Installation

Drivers &

Utilities

AWARD

BIOS Setup

Glossary

Ji3MX46

DOC. NO.: MX46-OL-E0112B

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Troubleshooting &

Technical Support

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MX46 ......................................................................................................................................................... 1

What’s in this manual.....................................................................................................................................................................2

You Must Notice.............................................................................................................................................................................8

Before You Start.............................................................................................................................................................................9

Overview......................................................................................................................................................................................10

Feature Highlight ......................................................................................................................................................................... 11

Quick Installation Procedure........................................................................................................................................................14

Motherboard Map ........................................................................................................................................................................15

Block Diagram .............................................................................................................................................................................16

Hardware Installation ........................................................................................................................... 17

About “Optional” and “Upgrade Optional”… ................................................................................................................................18

JP14 Clear CMOS Data...............................................................................................................................................................19

CPU Installation ...........................................................................................................................................................................20

CPU Jumper-less Design ............................................................................................................................................................23

CPU and System Fan Connector (with H/W Monitoring).............................................................................................................26

DIMM Sockets .............................................................................................................................................................................27

Front Panel Connector.................................................................................................................................................................29

ATX Power Connector .................................................................................................................................................................30

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AC Power Auto Recovery ............................................................................................................................................................30

IDE and Floppy Connector ..........................................................................................................................................................31

IrDA Connector ............................................................................................................................................................................33

AGP (Accelerated Graphic Port) Expansion Slot.........................................................................................................................34

WOM (Zero Voltage Wake on Modem) Connector ......................................................................................................................35

WOM by External BOX Modem ...................................................................................................................................................36

WOM by Internal Modem Card ....................................................................................................................................................37

WOL (Wake on LAN) ...................................................................................................................................................................38

Support 10/100 Mbps LAN onboard (Optional) ...........................................................................................................................40

CNR (Communication and Network Riser) Expansion Slot .........................................................................................................41

PC99 Color Coded Back Panel ...................................................................................................................................................42

Support 3 USB Ports ...................................................................................................................................................................43

CD Audio Connector ....................................................................................................................................................................44

Modem Audio Connector .............................................................................................................................................................45

Front Audio Connector.................................................................................................................................................................46

Dr. LED Connector (Upgrade Optional) .......................................................................................................................................47

Battery-less and Long Life Design...............................................................................................................................................49

Over-current Protection ...............................................................................................................................................................50

Hardware Monitoring ...................................................................................................................................................................51

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Resettable Fuse...........................................................................................................................................................................52

1500µF Low ESR Capacitor ........................................................................................................................................................53

Layout (Frequency Isolation Wall) ...............................................................................................................................................54

Pure Aluminum Heatsink .............................................................................................................................................................55

Driver and Utility ................................................................................................................................... 56

Auto-run Menu from Bonus CD Disc ...........................................................................................................................................57

Installing LAN Driver (Optional) ...................................................................................................................................................58

Installing Onboard Sound Driver..................................................................................................................................................59

ACPI Suspend to Hard Drive .......................................................................................................................................................60

ACPI Suspend to RAM (STR)......................................................................................................................................................64

AWARD BIOS ......................................................................................................................................... 66

About BIOS Function Description… ............................................................................................................................................67

How To Use Award™ BIOS Setup Program ................................................................................................................................68

How To Enter BIOS Setup ...........................................................................................................................................................70

BIOS Upgrade .............................................................................................................................................................................71

Overclocking ......................................................................................................................................... 73

VGA Card & Hard Disk ................................................................................................................................................................74

Glossary ................................................................................................................................................ 75

AC97............................................................................................................................................................................................75

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ACPI (Advanced Configuration & Power Interface) .....................................................................................................................75

AGP (Accelerated Graphic Port)..................................................................................................................................................75

AMR (Audio/Modem Riser)..........................................................................................................................................................76

Bonus Pack CD ...........................................................................................................................................................................76

APM (Advanced Power Management) ........................................................................................................................................76

ATA (AT Attachment)....................................................................................................................................................................76

ATA/66 .........................................................................................................................................................................................76

ATA/100 .......................................................................................................................................................................................77

BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) ..............................................................................................................................................77

Bus Master IDE (DMA mode) ......................................................................................................................................................77

CNR (Communication and Networking Riser) .............................................................................................................................77

CODEC (Coding and Decoding)..................................................................................................................................................78

DDR (Double Data Rated) SDRAM .............................................................................................................................................78

DIMM (Dual In Line Memory Module)..........................................................................................................................................78

DMA (Direct Memory Access)......................................................................................................................................................78

ECC (Error Checking and Correction) .........................................................................................................................................79

EDO (Extended Data Output) Memory ........................................................................................................................................79

EEPROM (Electronic Erasable Programmable ROM).................................................................................................................79

EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM) ....................................................................................................................................79

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EV6 Bus.......................................................................................................................................................................................80

FCC DoC (Declaration of Conformity) .........................................................................................................................................80

FC-PGA (Flip Chip-Pin Grid Array) ..............................................................................................................................................80

Flash ROM...................................................................................................................................................................................80

FSB (Front Side Bus) Clock.........................................................................................................................................................81

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IEEE 1394....................................................................................................................................................................................81

Parity Bit ......................................................................................................................................................................................81

PBSRAM (Pipelined Burst SRAM)...............................................................................................................................................82

PC-100 DIMM ..............................................................................................................................................................................82

PC-133 DIMM ..............................................................................................................................................................................82

PC-1600 or PC-2100 DDR DRAM...............................................................................................................................................82

PCI (Peripheral Component Interface) Bus .................................................................................................................................82

PDF Format .................................................................................................................................................................................83

PnP (Plug and Play).....................................................................................................................................................................83

POST (Power-On Self Test).........................................................................................................................................................83

RDRAM (Rambus DRAM) ...........................................................................................................................................................83

RIMM (Rambus Inline Memory Module) ......................................................................................................................................84

SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM)....................................................................................................................................................84

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PROM ........................................................................................................................................................................84

SIMM (Single In Line Memory Module) .......................................................................................................................................84

SMBus (System Management Bus).............................................................................................................................................85

SPD (Serial Presence Detect) .....................................................................................................................................................85

Ultra DMA ....................................................................................................................................................................................85

USB (Universal Serial Bus)..........................................................................................................................................................86

VCM (Virtual Channel Memory)...................................................................................................................................................86

ZIP file..........................................................................................................................................................................................86

Troubleshooting .................................................................................................................................... 87

Technical Support ................................................................................................................................. 91

Product Registration............................................................................................................................. 94

How to Contact Us ................................................................................................................................ 95

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Adobe, the Adobe logo, Acrobat is trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated.

AMD, the AMD logo, Athlon and Duron are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

Intel, the Intel logo, Intel Celeron, Pentium II, Pentium III are trademarks of Intel Corporation.

Microsoft, Windows, and Windows logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or

other countries.

All product and brand names used on this manual are used for identification purposes only and may be the registered trademarks of their

respective owners.

All of the specifications and information contained in this manual are subject to change without notice. We reserve the right to revise this

publication and to make reasonable changes. Our company assumes no responsibility for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in

this manual, including the products and software described in it.

This documentation is protected by Copyright law. All rights are reserved.

No part of this document may be used or reproduced in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system

without prior written permission from our Corporation.

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This Online Manual will introduce to the user how this product is installed. All useful information will be described in later chapters. Please

keep this manual carefully for future upgrades or system configuration changes. This Online Manual is saved in PDF format

, we

recommend using Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 for online viewing, it is included in Bonus CD disc

or you can get free download from Adobe

web site.

Although this Online Manual is optimized for screen viewing, it is still capable for hardcopy printing, you can print it by A4 paper size and set

2 pages per A4 sheet on your printer. To do so, choose File > Page Setup and follow the instruction of your printer driver.

Thanks for the help of saving our earth.

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Thank you for choosing our MX46 motherboard. The MX46 is Intel

®

Socket 478 motherboard (M/B) based on the Micro ATX form factor

featuring the SIS 650 / SIS 961 chipset

. As high performance chipset built in the M/B, the MX46 motherboard can support Intel

®

Socket 478

Pentium

®

4 (Willamette / Northwood) and 400 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB) clock. In the AGP performance, it has one AGP slot and supports

AGP 4X mode and pipelined spilt-transaction long burst transfer up to 1056MB/sec. According to different customer’s requirements, 128,

256, 512Mb and 1GB DDR SDRAM DIMM modules can be applied to the motherboard and the maximum memory size can be up to 2 GB.

The onboard IDE controller supports Ultra DMA

33/66/100 mode and the transfer rate up to 100MB/s. Further flexibility can be achieved by

taking advantage of the Communication and Network Riser (CNR)

card option that allows audio, modem, and/or LAN configuration on a

single baseboard design. More than that, on the strength of Realtek RTL8100 LAN

controller on board, which is a highly integrated Platform LAN Connect

device, it provides 10/100M bps Ethernet for office and home use

(Optional). Besides, the MX46 has a RealTek ALC201A AC97

CODEC

chipset onboard providing high performance and magic

surround stereo sound to let people enjoy working with it. Now, let’s

enjoy all features from MX46 motherboard.

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CPU

Supports Intel

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Socket 478 Pentium

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4 (Willamette / Northwood) 1.4GHz~2.4GHz+ with 400MHz Front Side Bus (FSB) designed for Socket

478 technology.

Chipset

The motherboard is equipped with SIS 650 / 961 chipset. SIS 650 chipset consists of host interface Controller and integrated high

performance DDR SDRAM

Host system controller, which provide superior performance between the CPU, SDRAM, AGP bus, and

delivering 533MB/s Bandwidth. In coordination with SIS 650, the SIS 961 chipset integrated fast Ethernet/Home networking controller,

Audio/Modem Controller with AC’97 interface and advanced power management, which can strongly enhance the system performance.

Expansion Slots

Including three 32-bit/33MHz PCI, one CNR and one AGP 1x2x4X slots. The PCI local bus throughput can be up to 132MB/s. The

Communication & Nectworking Riser (CNR)

slot provided from MX46 can support CNR interface for a Modem/Audio card. The Accelerated

Graphics Port (AGP) specification provides a new level of video display sophistication and speed. The AGP video cards support data

transfer rate up to 1056MB/s. MX46 motherboard includes one AGP expansion slot for a bus mastering AGP graphic card. For AD and SBA

signaling, MX46 motherboard can support 4X mode. Of three PCI slots provided, all of them are master PCI slots with arbitration and

decoding for all integrated functions and LPC bus.

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Memory

With SIS 650 / 961 chipset, the MX46 can support Double-Data-Rate (DDR) SDRAM. The DDR SDRAM interface allows zero wait state

bursting between the SDRAM and the data buffers at 66/100/133MHz. The four banks of DDR SDRAM can be composed of an arbitrary

mixture of 1M/2M4M/8M/16M/32M/64Mx1GB DDR SDRAM and maximum up to 2 GB.

LAN Port (Optional)

On the strength of Realtek RTL8100 LAN controller on board, which is a highly integrated Platform LAN Connect device, it provides 10/100

Mbps Ethernet for office and home use.

Ultra DMA 33/66/100 Bus Master IDE

Comes with an on-board PCI Bus Master IDE controller with two connectors that supports four IDE devices in two channels, supports Ultra

DMA 33/66/100, PIO Modes 3 and 4 and Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 5, and supports Enhanced IDE devices.

On-board AC’97 Sound

MX46 uses the RealTek ALC201A AC97 sound chip. This on-board audio includes a complete audio recording and playback system.

Six USB Connectors

Provides three ports, six USB connectors for USB interface devices, such as mouse, keyboard, modem, scanner, etc.

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Dr. LED (Upgrade Optional)

The Dr. LED has 8 LEDs on this MX46 M/B to easily show what kind of problems you may encounter.

Power Management/Plug and Play

Supports the power management function that confirms to the power-saving standards of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Energy Star program. It also offers Plug-and-Play

, which helps save users from configuration problems, thus making the system much

user-friendlier.

Hardware Monitoring Management

Supports CPU or system fans status, temperature and voltage monitoring and alert, through the on-board hardware monitor module.

Enhanced ACPI

Fully implement the ACPI standard for Windows

®

98/ME/2000/XP series compatibility, and supports Soft-Off, STR (Suspend to RAM, S3),

STD (Suspend to Disk, S4) features.

Super Multi-I/O

Provides two high-speed UART compatible serial ports and one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities. UART can also be directed

from COM1 to the Infrared Module for the wireless connections.

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This page gives you a quick procedure on how to install your system. Follow each step accordingly.

1.

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3.

4.

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7.

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10.

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Installing CPU and Fan

Installing System Memory (DIMM)

Connecting Front Panel Cable

Connecting IDE and Floppy Cable

Connecting ATX Power Cable

Connecting Back Panel Cable

Power-on and Load BIOS Setup Default

Setting CPU Frequency

Reboot

Installing Operating System (such as Windows 98)

Installing Driver and Utility

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Motherboard Map

PC99 Colored Back Panel

Resettable Fuse

A

GP 4x Expansion Slot

(1.5v / 3.3V supported)

JP14 CMOS Clear Jumpe

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AC’97 CODEC

Dr.LED Connector

(Upgrade Optional)

184-pin DIMMx2 supports DDR266

maximum up to 2 GB

Flash ROM

(CNR LAN NOT Supported)

CNR Connecto

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PCI LAN Controller

Front Audio Connecto

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CD-IN Connecto

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IrDA Connecto

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Front Panel Connecto

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FAN2 Connecto

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TA/33/66/100 IDE Connector x2

SIS NB:650 / SB:961 Chipset

478-pin CPU socket (Willamette/

Northwood) with Voltage and Frequency

A

uto-detection that supports Intel

®

Pentium

®

4 1.4~2.4GHz+ CPU

32-bit PCI Expansion Slot x3

CPU FAN Connector

FAN3 Connecto

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WOM (Wake on Modem)

Connecto

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nd

USB Connecto

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3

rd

USB Connecto

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WOL (Wake on LAN)

Connecto

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MODEM-CN

Low ESR Capacitors

4-pin 12V. ATX Power Connector

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FDD Connecto

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TX Power Connecto

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SIS 650

Socket 478

Intel Pentium 4

CPU(Willamette

/Northwood)

400MHz System

Bus

DIMM Socket x2

AGP 4X Slot

SIS 961

Serial Port x2

2

nd

USB Port

1

st

USB Port

USB

Connector x6

32-bit PCI Slot x3

Parallel Port

IDE Drive x4

ATA

33/66100

DDR266 DDR SDRAM

Up to 2GB

Primary

Channel

Secondary

Channel

2Mbit Flash EEPROM

AC Link

PCI Bus

CNR Slot

Winbond

W83637/

W83627

Floppy Disk Drive x2

RealTek

ALC201A

AC97

CODEC

Realtek

RTL8100

LAN connect Component

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USB Port

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This chapter describes jumpers, connectors and hardware devices of this motherboard.

Note: Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your processor, disk drives, expansion boards, and other

components. Always observe the following precautions before you install a system component.

1. Do not remove a component from its protective packaging until you are ready to install it.

2. Wear a wrist ground strap and attach it to a metal part of the system unit before handling a component. If

a wrist strap is not available, maintain contact with the system unit throughout any procedure requiring

ESD protection.

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When you read this online manual and start to assemble your computer system, you may find some of functions are called “Optional”, and

some are called “Upgrade Optional”. Though all AOpen motherboards include many amazing and powerful features, in some situations,

these powerful features are not used to every user. Hence, we changed some key features as “Optional” for you to choose. Some optional

functions that can be upgraded by users, we call them “Upgrade Optional”. As for those optional functions that can’t be upgraded by

ourselves, we call them “Optional”. If needed, you can contact our local distributors or resellers for purchasing “Upgrade Optional”

components, and again you can visit AOpen official web site: www.aopen.com

for more detail information.

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You can clear CMOS to restore system default setting. To clear the CMOS, follow the procedure below.

1. Turn off the system and unplug the AC power.

2. Remove ATX power cable from connector PWR2.

3. Locate JP14 and short pins 2-3 for a few seconds.

4. Return JP14 to its normal setting by shorting pin 1 & pin 2.

5. Connect ATX power cable back to connector PWR2.

Pin 1

Tip: When should I Clear CMOS?

1. Boot fail because of overclocking…

2. Forget password…

3. Troubleshooting…

1

Normal

(

default

)

Clear CMOS

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This motherboard supports Intel

®

Pentium 4 Socket 478 series CPU (Willamette / Northwood). Be careful of CPU orientation when you plug

it into CPU socket.

CPU cut edge

2. Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look for a black dot or cut edge on the CPU

upper interface. Match Pin 1 and cut edge, then insert the CPU into the

socket.

CPU pin 1 and

cut edge

CPU socket

Lever

1. Pull up the CPU socket lever and

up to 90-degree angle.

Note: These pictures are for example only; it may not exactly be the same motherboard.

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